3TYPESOF CONNOTATION

POSTIVE, NEGATIVE, AND NUETRAL

POSITIVE CONNOTATION

What does it mean for a word to have a positive connotation?

To be associated with something good.

NEGATIVE CONNOTATION

What does it mean for a word to have a negative connotation?

To be associated with something bad.

NEUTRAL CONNOTATION

What does it mean for a word to have a neutral connotation?

To be indifferent, not to have a strong feeling of the word being associated with something good or bad.

POSITIVE CONNOTATION

#5 in your notes you need to write down another word for DOG that has a positive connotation.

Puppy

Companion

Seeing-eye dog

Man’s best friend

NEGATIVE CONNOTATION

#6 on your paper write another word for DOG that has a negative connotation.

Mutt

Flea-bag

Hound??? Agree/Disagree

NEUTRAL CONNOTATION

#7 on your paper write another word for DOG that has a neutral connotation.

Canine

Hound???

NOW YOUR TURN

#8 on your paper, write POSTIVE, NEGATIVE, NEUTRAL and put these words under the correct connotation.

Inactive/lazy/laid-back

Young/Youthful/Childish

Slim/Thin/Skinny

Conceited/Proud/Confident

MOOD

The strange man stumbled down the cold, dark alley, pulling his coat tightly around him in the midnight air.

#9 on your paper write the MOOD of this statement.

MOOD

The strange man stumbled down the cold, dark alley, pulling his coat tightly around him in the midnight air.

# 10 on your paper, rewrite the above statement changing the connotation from negative to positive.